It was a zoo out there in 2008, when I first showed up on campus, mattress pad and shower caddy in tow. For Penn’s Class of 2014, however, freshman fall might be a whole new animal. Or no animal at all.

Women may be better educated and more desirable in the workplace, but those traits don't translate to success in the professional world.

On Tuesday, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission had a number of development proposals to discuss at their routine meeting. One was the “Institutional Development District Master Plan Amendment” — a proposal that would allow the Wistar Institute to erect a new research facility.

Last week, rising College Sophomore Brittany Young's charity, A Spring of Hope, finished fourth place in a Facebook competition led by Chase Community Giving. A Spring of Hope was granted $100,000, which the charity will use to advance its aspiration of widespread water availability.

Recent College graduate Jimmy Tobias has been in jail for the past week after taking part in a protest affiliated with campaigns Climate Ground Zero and Mountain Justice to stop mining on West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain.

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Findings from a recent Penn laboratory study have confirmed that additives in ancient alcoholic beverages carry anticancer properties.

On July 29 at 9:00 p.m., Quakers, Philadelphians and the rest of the world can watch Penn alumna and Philly native Kristin Haskin Simms at work on Lifetime TV’s Project Runway.

Students spending the summer in Philadelphia can take advantage of Philly’s food culture for cheap during University City Dining Days.

The arrest of Michael Marcavage and Ken Fleck by Penn police shows a double standard.

Municipal broadband was a failure the first time. It’s even more disappointing that there won’t be a second try to implement it.

Penn women’s rowing’s dynamic duo is getting set to hit the international stage.

When 18-year-olds can legally purchase alcohol, buying and consuming alcohol becomes less exciting

Penn’s last taste of a Final Four came in 1979 when the basketball team played in Salt Lake City, Utah. When the next Final Four comes to Philly, though, it won’t be on the hardwood.

Here’s a list of pros and cons to a massive incoming freshman class like the one Penn announced yesterday.

After a dismal 2009-10 season, the Penn men's basketball team needs help "everywhere," according to senior Jack Eggleston.